I introduced the first
oxygen emulsion to the United States in 1990 and it quickly became a new
"buzzword" in the industry. Originally, the products were imported, but
we are now manufacturing them in the U.S.A. The oxygen emulsion is not a
miracle product. It is based on sound chemical, biochemical and
physiological facts, and some plain, common sense. The actions of the
emulsion are so simple that many have a hard time accepting them. The
only difficult part of the emulsion is making it.

AURA Research's oxygen
emulsion is a stabilized emulsion of hydrogen peroxide, which is the
main active ingredient. There is also a small amount of salicylic acid,
and depending on the individual product, various vitamins and other
ingredients. Full ingredient listings are on each product.

To understand the products,
you have to understand the chemical properties of hydrogen peroxide and
how the skin cells function. Hydrogen peroxide was first discovered in
1818. It was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that
product and purification methods were developed that gave a chemical
that could be produced commercially. Recent discoveries (1990's) have
produced additional methods. Hydrogen peroxide(H2O2)
is manufactured from hydrogen gas and atmospheric oxygen. After
purification and concentration, the solution is stabilized.

Hydrogen peroxide has a
molecular weight of 34.01. Stabilized aqueous hydrogen peroxide has a pH
of about 1 and 3. It has strong oxidizing properties, but it also has
low toxicity. Its decomposition products, water and oxygen, are
harmless. Decomposition can be initiated by several factors, some of
which are, light, heat, high pH, the presence of various impurities,
such as metals, and in the skin, the enzyme "catalase."

2 H2O2
+ catalase ---> 2 H2O + O2

When hydrogen peroxide meets
the skin, it always breaks down to water and oxygen. Instead of the
oxygen being released on the skin, and escaping back into the
atmosphere, as in aqueous solutions, the oxygen released from the
emulsion penetrates the skin. Why this happens is very simple. The oil
phase of the emulsion offers a resistance to the oxygen, and the skin
becomes the path of least resistance. When hydrogen peroxide changes
from a liquid to a gas, which is instantaneously, it increases in volume
22.4 times. This increase in volume is what causes the pressure and why
it penetrates the skin.

The oxygen is a gas only
during this instantaneous reaction. When it penetrates the skin, it is
dissolved in the extracellular water and in the capillary plasma.
Molecular oxygen, which is a gas, can only exist in the lungs, where
through a delicate network of capillaries, the oxygen is dissolved in
the blood, carried throughout the body and released to the tissue.

Why Use an Oxygen Emulsion for Skin
Care?

There are no blood vessels
in the outer layers of the skin. Capillaries are responsible for
supplying the skin cells with nutrients, especially in the face skin. As
we age, circulation in the capillaries is at best, not very good. The
capillaries become less permeable and little or no oxygen and nutrients
are exchanged between the cells and the intracellular water. To have
healthy skin, it must be properly balanced with the necessary nutrients,
good capillary circulation and lymph drainage. The lymph drainage
system, as you should know, is responsible for removing the cell wastes.

It is difficult to get
enough oxygen to the face skin cells by inhalation, due to the poor
capillary action, as mentioned. There is also the problem of
dehydration. If the skin cells are not functioning properly, the skin
cannot be in optimal condition. The result is a poor skin condition.
Normally, the skin renews itself about every 28 days. To properly
reproduce, the cells must have the necessary nutrients. The original
idea of a massage was to stimulate the blood circulation and thereby
increase the nutrient supply, but a massage cannot supply the necessary
nutrients.

The oxygen emulsion
combined, or used in conjunction with a supply of these nutrients
applied before applying the oxygen emulsion, can supply the necessary
nutrients. Sound far fetched? It really isn't. It is just basic
chemistry, common sense and an understanding of how the oxygen emulsion
works.

At the same concentration,
hydrogen peroxide in the emulsion is more active than when in an aqueous
solution. Skin application of the oxygen emulsion creates a local
hyperbaric oxygen treatment, which counteracts oxygen and moisture
deficiencies in hypoxic skin cells. When supplied transcutaneously, the
oxygen, water and other nutrients travel a very short distance to reach
the face skin cells, especially when compared to the distance when the
cells are supplied by the circulatory system. The oxygen emulsion also
has a very powerful antibacterial effect, as anaerobic bacteria (i.e.,
propionibacterium acnes) cannot live in oxygen rich environments. This
is why the oxygen emulsion is so effective on acne.

The oxygen emulsion acts as
a "vehicle" or "carrier" and when it penetrates the skin, it takes the
other ingredients with it, if they are of the right molecular size. This
unique action allows the oxygen emulsion to supply the cells with
everything they need to function normally. When the face skin cells are
functioning properly, the cells produce elastin, collagen, and other
essential end-products necessary for good skin conditions.

Various ingredients
benefical to the skin are added to some products. Some of the
ingredients are: Beta-carotene, tocopherol acetate, ascorbyl palmitate,
lactic acid, salicylic acid, ceramides, hylauronic acid,
sunscreens (SPF-15), urea and yeast extracts to name some.

Now, you are probably
thinking, "all this oxygen - what about free radicals?"

In normal
cellular metabolism, oxidative reactions continuously take place, which
does include the formation of free radicals. But, in a healthy cell
environment, these reactions are so short that these free radicals cause
no harm. In hypoxic cells, the free radicals remain active much longer,
due to the lack of oxygen in the surrounding cells and can damage the
cells. Vitamins E and C are in the all the oxygen emulsion products.
Both these ingredients are well documented as anti-oxidants.

Very simply, the oxygen
emulsion combined with the proper ingredients, can supply the skin cells
with what they need to function normally.

Can I prove all of this?

Based on the following
referenced information, I believe I can. In the November issue of ALLURE
magazine, there was a negative article about "oxygen products." I cannot
speak for all the mentioned products, but as far as our emulsion of
hydrogen peroxide goes, I can.

One misstatement is the
article was, "it's medically impossible to have oxygen penetrate the
skin." Apparently, the author and the doctor who made the statement are
not aware that there is equipment that can measure the partial pressure
of oxygen (pO2) in the skin. The equipment is a Cutaneous pO2
Monitor, available in several modules and is manufactured by Hoffmann-LaRoche
& Co. Ltd., Bioelectronics, CH-4002 Basle, Switzerland.

In the opening paragraph
of the operating manual, it states:

Principle

Since oxygen gas is able to
diffuse through body tissue and skin, it is possible to detect it by
means of an electrochemical oxygen sensor applied to the skin surface.

"In order to create local
arterialization, the sensor is heated to a constant temperature which is
higher than normal baby surface temperature. The sensor allows a
quantitative determination of the oxygen partial pressure at the level
of the arterialized cutaneous tissue."

In a later paragraph, it
states: "A low cutaneous pO2 generally indicates a critical
situation which, e.g., may be due to insufficient oxygen supply,
respiratory distress, low cardiac output or impaired peripheral
circulation."

The equipment is used in
neonatal units to monitor the oxygenation state of babies, especially
when premature. AURA Research, Ltd., owns such equipment and it is
regularly used to prove the increase of pO2, by doing a
before and after demonstration of the Oxygen Emulsion Products.

I can prove, by before and
after measurements, that the oxygen released from the Oxygen Emulsion
penetrates the skin.

There are many medical and
lay references that can be sighted in support of my statements.
Unfortunately, it would take this whole newsletter to list them all.
Just the operating manual of the Cutaneous Monitor, lists 34 medical
studies as references, and this was published in the 1970's.

For those of you who may
still doubt what I say, I have a very simple solution. Try the products.
You have nothing to lose, as they are sold with a money back guarantee.

All the oxygen emulsion
products, can be used in conjunction with other product line. But, you
must know what the ingredients of the other products are, the oxygen
emulsion products, actually penetrate the skin. It is used, in various
ways, with glycolic acid. We are also currently evaluating some new
combinations of the oxygen emulsion and other ingredients and, we shall
be introducing some new, very exciting products.